| Primary Contact: |
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Robert Bortner, Director, (206) 329-6244, (email)
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| Position title: |
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Board Position |
| Description: |
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Both experienced and first time board members are welcome. While we would certainly welcome individuals with great connections and/or professional skills, such as an attorney, a PASSION for making a difference in peoples lives in rural areas of developing countries is absolutely critical. Experience with micro-enterprise development, micro-finance, skills development, women's empowerment or product development or marketing would also be helpful. Portuguese and/or Spanish skills would be also helpful but not critical. |
| Type of board position: |
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Board of Directors |
| The process for selecting or nominating members: |
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Please send your resume to Robert Bortner. We should then schedule a call to get to know each other and ask each other questions. If you'd like to speak to other board members, we can arrange that. If it's near the time of a board meeting, you might attend that to observe and ask questions. Mr. Bortner will then present your credentials to the other board members for either a vote or, if they wish, to talk to you one on one. |
| The organization provides a formal orientation to new members: |
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Yes |
| Additional information about this position: |
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The orientation process is mostly written and through discussion with the Director.
The board is quite informal and the role is evolving. The goal is to move from the start up members to a board that it more engaged and to shift more and more executive functions from the Founder/Director (who also currently serves as the President).
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| Languages: |
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English, Portuguese |
| Skills and Expertise: |
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Accounting / Auditing
Administration / Management
Computers / Technology
Education
Banking / Finance
Entrepreneurship
Fundraising
Legal Services
Marketing / Sales
Nonprofit
Operations
Organizational Development
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| Education: |
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Adult Continuing
Primary School
Vocational/Technology
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| Arts and Culture: |
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Media, Communications
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| Environment and Animals: |
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Botanical/Horticultural
Conservation/Environment
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| International/Foreign Affairs: |
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Development
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| Public, Societal Benefit: |
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Community Development
Economic Development
Leadership Development
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